Osborne House, Isle of Wight

Osborne House was built in 1846-51 for Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert. The house, which was designed by the London builder Thomas Cubitt with considerable input from the Prince, consists of a villa residence for the royal family, with large wings for the courtiers and servants. After the Queen’s death in 1901 the royal suite was opened to the public, but the wings became a convalescent home for officers. In 1986 the management of the royal villa passed from the Department of the Environment to English Heritage and on the closure of the convalescent home in 2000 the wings also passed into English Heritage control.

AHP was commissioned by the Properties Presentation Department to prepare a detailed study of the extensive and under-used service quarters to inform proposals for their display and possible future re-use.

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